Wehner Company is currently manufacturing Part ABS-43, producing 55,700 units annually. The part is used in the production of several products made by Wehner. The cost per unit for ABS-43 is as follows: Direct materials $47.20 Direct labor 9.10 Variable overhead 2.90 Fixed overhead 3.60     Total $62.80 Of the total fixed overhead assigned to ABS-43, $14,148 is direct fixed overhead (the annual lease cost of machinery used to manufacture Part ABS-43), and the remainder is common fixed overhead. An outside supplier has offered to sell the part to Wehner for $59.10. There is no alternative use for the facilities currently used to produce the part. No significant non-unit-based overhead costs are incurred. Required: 1. Should Wehner Company make or buy Part ABS-43? Wehner should ______ the part. This will produce total cost savings of $ __.   2. What is the maximum amount per unit that Wehner would be willing to pay to an outside supplier? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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Wehner Company is currently manufacturing Part ABS-43, producing 55,700 units annually. The part is used in the production of several products made by Wehner. The cost per unit for ABS-43 is as follows:

Direct materials $47.20
Direct labor 9.10
Variable overhead 2.90
Fixed overhead 3.60
    Total $62.80

Of the total fixed overhead assigned to ABS-43, $14,148 is direct fixed overhead (the annual lease cost of machinery used to manufacture Part ABS-43), and the remainder is common fixed overhead. An outside supplier has offered to sell the part to Wehner for $59.10. There is no alternative use for the facilities currently used to produce the part. No significant non-unit-based overhead costs are incurred.

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1. Should Wehner Company make or buy Part ABS-43?
Wehner should ______ the part. This will produce total cost savings of $ __.

 

2. What is the maximum amount per unit that Wehner would be willing to pay to an outside supplier? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$____ per unit

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